Research Engineer

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Description Position Summary: The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is seeking a highly skilled and collaborative Lead AI/ML Engineer to architect, implement, and scale applied machine learning solutions that support LLE’s mission in inertial confinement fusion (ICF), high-energy-density physics, laser diagnostics, and materials science. This role focuses on engineering leadership, ML infrastructure development, and hands-on deployment of advanced models including large language models (LLMs), agentic AI systems, and scientific inference pipelines. The successful candidate will work closely with a Principal Investigator (PI) leading ML research efforts, as well as with physicists, chemists, and experimental teams, to operationalize AI/ML models for real-time control, simulation analysis, materials discovery, and data visualization. This is a high-impact technical role for an experienced engineer with a passion for interdisciplinary science. Key Responsibilities: - Design and deploy ML systems to support scientific workflows, including model training, serving, and lifecycle management. - Develop and integrate LLMs, agentic AI tools, and decision-support systems to augment scient...